40 | Francisca Santibanez | The Plants Remember: Ancestral Echoes of Earth’s Medicine



Plants have never forgotten what it means to be of the Earth.
— Francisca Santibanez

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A video version can be found below.


Francisca joins us for a deep dive into the intelligence of plants and the remembering they invite. From early childhood encounters with hibiscus to her path as a Vegetalista, she shares how plants have been lifelong allies—guiding her through physical healing, ancestral revelation, and spiritual initiation.

We explore the echoes of Earth’s call—felt by so many today—to consciously rekindle our relationship with the plant nations through herbalism, psychedelic medicine, apprenticing with master plant teachers, and attuning to the subtle ways the land invites us into co-creation. Francisca reflects on ayahuasca’s transformative power, the layered shifts in perception that plants inspire, and how healing is, at its core, a remembering of who we truly are.


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Thematic Show Notes

Plant Intelligence & Initiation:

  • Early memories of attunement to plant life

  • Injury as gateway to deeper relationship with plants

  • Dietas and master plant teachers as initiatory paths

  • Plants as ancient beings carrying the original instructions


Earth’s Call & Human Purpose:

  • Resurgence of herbalism as Earth’s beckoning

  • Psychedelics as perceptual bridges to wildness and memory

  • Plants as allies in remembering purpose and interrelationship

  • Land as teacher, partner, and initiator


Healing & Remembering:

  • Healing as a return to relational awareness

  • Slowing down and shifting perception

  • Imaginal, subtle, and visionary modes of knowing

  • “We are not meant to do this alone”—relational stewardship


Ancestry, Lineage & Psychedelic Revelation:

  • Seeking ancestral roots in Chile, and unexpected revelations

  • Ayahuasca’s role in life-direction and self-discovery

  • “You are not who you think you are”—mystical initiation into truth

  • Discovery of Brazilian lineage and the mystery of belonging


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